The Three Theban Plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus (Penguin Classics)

Author: Sophocles

Brand: Penguin

Color: Black

Edition: Latest

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 432

Release Date: 01-02-1984

model number: VKUM1K4

Part Number: VKUM1K4

Details: Aristotle called "Oedipus The King," the second-written of the three Theban plays written by Sophocles, the masterpiece of the whole of Greek theater. Today, nearly 2,500 years after Sophocles wrote, scholars and audiences still consider it one of the most powerful dramatic works ever made. Freud sure did. The three plays--"Antigone," "Oedipus the King," and "Oedipus at Colonus"--are not strictly a trilogy, but all are based on the Theban myths that were old even in Sophocles' time. This particular edition was rendered by Robert Fagles, perhaps the best translator of the Greek classics into English.

EAN: 9780140444254

Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches

Languages: English